Low-Concentration Nano Organic Germanium-Selenium Crop Cultivation
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a method of cultivating crops that increases storage stability, improves sugar content, and enhances yield while preventing and treating diseases caused by bacteria/fungi, using nano organic germanium and organic selenium in a minimum amount, which has not been adequately addressed in existing methods.
Innovation Solution
Perform irrigation or foliar fertilization on crops using nanoscaled organic germanium and selenium, prepared through nanoprocessing techniques, at specific growth stages to incorporate these materials into the crops, utilizing a one-component material dispersed in water as a solvent.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If organic germanium and organic selenium are applied separately to crops, then each material can be applied independently, but cumulative labor cost increases and microbial proliferation may be promoted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines organic germanium and organic selenium into a single integrated material formulation that can be applied together in one operation. This merging approach reduces cumulative labor costs by eliminating separate application steps while simultaneously providing synergistic effects that suppress microbial proliferation more effectively than individual materials applied separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite material system comprising both organic germanium and organic selenium in a unified formulation. This composite approach allows the materials to work together synergistically, enhancing their individual benefits while reducing overall application complexity and labor requirements.
2Quantity of substance
If nano organic germanium and nano organic selenium are applied in minimum concentration (50 ppm or less), then material cost is reduced, but effectiveness in increasing yield and storage stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameter of the materials from bulk form to nanoscale particles, fundamentally altering their bioavailability and effectiveness. This parameter change allows the materials to exert potent biological effects at extremely low concentrations (50 ppm or less), thereby reducing the quantity of substance needed while maintaining or enhancing crop yield and storage stability benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The nanoscale formulation concentrates the active materials at the cellular level within the crop plants, creating high local concentration zones where the materials are most needed. This local quality approach ensures effective delivery and utilization of minimal amounts of material directly at target sites within the plant tissue.
3Reliability
If separate application of organic germanium and organic selenium is used, then material specificity is maintained, but cumulative labor cost burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges organic germanium and organic selenium into a single integrated material that maintains the specific biological activities of both components while enabling simultaneous application. This combining approach preserves material effectiveness through synergistic interactions while dramatically reducing labor costs by eliminating the need for separate application operations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method enhances crop yield by up to 30%, improves sugar content by 30%, and increases storage stability by 50%, while minimizing labor costs and microbial proliferation, using nano organic germanium and selenium in a minimum concentration.
Implementation Method 1
the prepared nanoscaled organic germanium and nanoscaled organic selenium are one-component materials which are dispersed in water as a solvent in a nanoscale state
Implementation Method 2
a method of applying physical energy (heat or pressure) to organic germanium and organic selenium
Implementation Method 3
a method of applying physical energy (heat or pressure) to organic germanium and organic selenium
Implementation Method 4
a method of applying electrical explosive energy
Implementation Method 5
a chemical bonding process
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AI summary
A method for cultivating functional crops using nano organic germanium and nano organic selenium, includes performing irrigation or foliar fertilization on plants of the crops with nanoscaled organic germanium and nanoscaled organic selenium, which are prepared in nanoscale sizes by performing one or two or more selected from a method of applying physical energy (heat or pressure) to organic germanium and organic selenium, a method of applying electrical explosive energy, and a chemical bonding process, at least twice at the time when the plants of the crops are most vigorously grown and developed and at the time of maturation to bear fruit, wherein the prepared nanoscaled organic germanium and nanoscaled organic selenium are one-component materials which are dispersed in water as a solvent in a nanoscale state.